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The V&A celebrates innovation and creativity this spring with its exhibition, British Design 1948-2012: Innovation in the Modern Age. From the traditional to the subversive, the utilitarian to the aesthetic, explore how architects, artists, designers and inventors have responded to political, economic and cultural changes of the past 60 years through our selection of titles to accompany this must-see exhibition.
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Christopher Breward; Ghislaine Wood This landmark book celebrates the best of British design between 1948 and 2012, in a comprehensive survey of over 350 of the finest examples of fashion and textiles, furniture, ceramics... | Lily Crowther In 1957 the UK Design Centre launched the first annual Designs of the Year Awards to identify the very best of British design. This beautifully designed book introduces and illustrates... |
Lisa Tickner Forty years on, this account of the Hornsey 'sit-in' and its aftermath draws on interviews with participants and hitherto unpublished archives. | Judith Watt This text covers the work of fashion designer, Ossie Clark - a key figure in 1960s and 1970s London. His golden era lasted from the mid 1960s to the mid... |
John Hegarty Contains over four decades of wisdom and insight from the man who put Nick Kamen into a laundrette for Levi Strauss and gave Audi the immortal Vorsprung durch Technik, amongst... | Fuse (Mixed Media Product) Neville Brody Apart from revolutionizing magazines ("The Face" and "Arena") and record cover design ("Depeche Mode"), the author is one of the world's leading typeface designers. In 1991, in collaboration with Jon... |
Owen Hatherley Darkly humorous architectural guide to the decrepit new Britain that neoliberalism built. | Kirsty Hislop; Dominic Lutyens An illustrated appraisal of the various aspects of 70s design. It celebrates the era for what it really was aesthetically eclectic and iconoclastic, a time when good taste was challenged... |
Wally Olins Features ground rules for branding success and explains why understanding the links between business, brand and consumer is vital for commercial success. This book is intended for those in advertising... | Mary Schoeser For 150 years Sanderson has been at the vanguard of every significant movement in European decorative arts. With over 200 patterns specially selected from the Sanderson archives and reproduced in... |
| Catherine Flood Drawing on the V&A's wide-ranging poster collection, this book maps how the poster has evolved in Britain since 1945 in the hands of graphic designers and fine artists, advertising agencies... |
Lesley Jackson As Britain's most distinguished designers of the post-war period, Robin and Lucienne Day pursued celebrated careers for more than fifty years. This updated book celebrates and offers an... Delivery: To home, business or free to our stores. Click for more info. | £25.00 | £17.50 | 30% |  Despatched in 1 business day. |   Add to Basket | Click & Collect:Order now to collect from 12noon today. In stock items only. Click for more info. | £25.00 | £21.25 | 15% |  Currently out of stock in all stores. | Stores - out of stock | New & Used:Our marketplace sellers will deliver to your chosen address. Click for more info. | | | | Currently unavailable | Currently unavailable |
| Alan Powers; Morley Von Sternberg A comprehensive study of Modern Movement architecture in Britain. This book covers the work of such renowned architects as Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer, Maxwell Fry, Erno Goldfinger, Berthold Lubetkin and... |
Malcolm Yorke Edward Bawden's (1903-1989) artistic career spanned more than sixty years. During this time he was extraordinarily prolific and produced a considerable body of work, including book illustrations, advertising posters, murals... | Samantha Erin Safer Features stunning photography of never-before-seen textiles, drawings and archival images combined with fashion photography. |